talking multimeter

Hi all,


A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his 
eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.


I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.


Anybody any idea for a not to expensive talking multimeter that can be 
purchased here in Europe?


thx!

Kristoff

On 11/23/2018 12:48 AM, kristoff wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his 
> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
> 
> 
> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.
> 
> 
> Anybody any idea for a not to expensive talking multimeter that can be 
> purchased here in Europe?
> 
> 
> thx!
> 
> Kristoff
Perhaps consider a large display. He probably will need aid seeing where 
he's poking also.

Hi Tom,



On 23/11/18 17:13, Tom Biasi wrote:
>> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his 
>> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
>> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.
>> Anybody any idea for a not to expensive talking multimeter that can be 
>> purchased here in Europe?


> Perhaps consider a large display. He probably will need aid seeing where 
> he's poking also.


Yesterday, I found this interesting video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBFeXxCz6PU

It's an arduno project that grabs the screen output of the multimeter 
via a serial port and speaks out the content.


So it might be better to look for a cheap multimeter with some kind of 
logging facility.
Anybody any idea for a good candidate for this?



Kristoff

On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:48:14 +0100, kristoff <kristoff@skypro.be>
wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>
>A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his 
>eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
>
>
>I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.

Got a link?


-- 

John Larkin   Highland Technology, Inc   trk

jlarkin att highlandtechnology dott com
http://www.highlandtechnology.com

Hi John,


On 24/11/18 18:45, John Larkin wrote:
>> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his
>> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
>> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.

> Got a link?

http://www.mpja.com/Talking-Digital-Multimeter/productinfo/35042%20ME/


As found here:
http://www.mpja.com//ordering_information.asp#shipping

International Orders
	RESTRICTIONS:
We only accept orders from inside the United States. We are no longer 
able to accept orders from other countries.



Kristoff

On 2018-11-24 21:37, kristoff wrote:
> Hi John,
>
>
> On 24/11/18 18:45, John Larkin wrote:
>>> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his
>>> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
>>> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.
>
>> Got a link?
>
> http://www.mpja.com/Talking-Digital-Multimeter/productinfo/35042%20ME/
>

The "US sales only" multimeter is a variant of a Chinese "Winhy 890s".

Look up "Tasi TA8301" or "Nktech NK-51F" or "Winhy 890s", they seem to
be the same basic design. This multimeter is sold under various names.

You can also search Aliexpress for "voice multimeter". That finds many
sellers of the above 3 models as well as another one: the Tasi TA8302.

The TA8302 has a higher resolution: 6000 counts (TA8301: 2000 counts).

Dimitrij,


On 24/11/18 23:13, Dimitrij Klingbeil wrote:
>>>> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his
>>>> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
>>>> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the 
>>>> US.

>>> Got a link?

>> http://www.mpja.com/Talking-Digital-Multimeter/productinfo/35042%20ME/

> The "US sales only" multimeter is a variant of a Chinese "Winhy 890s".
> Look up "Tasi TA8301" or "Nktech NK-51F" or "Winhy 890s", they seem to
> be the same basic design. This multimeter is sold under various names.
> You can also search Aliexpress for "voice multimeter". That finds many
> sellers of the above 3 models as well as another one: the Tasi TA8302.
> The TA8302 has a higher resolution: 6000 counts (TA8301: 2000 counts).


Thank you very much. Very usefull information.
I've forwarded the information to that person.


Thx!

Kristoff

How will he read it ? LMAO

kristoff a écrit :
> Dimitrij,
> 
> 
> On 24/11/18 23:13, Dimitrij Klingbeil wrote:
>>>>> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his
>>>>> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
>>>>> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in 
>>>>> the US.
> 
>>>> Got a link?
> 
>>> http://www.mpja.com/Talking-Digital-Multimeter/productinfo/35042%20ME/
> 
>> The "US sales only" multimeter is a variant of a Chinese "Winhy 890s".
>> Look up "Tasi TA8301" or "Nktech NK-51F" or "Winhy 890s", they seem to
>> be the same basic design. This multimeter is sold under various names.
>> You can also search Aliexpress for "voice multimeter". That finds many
>> sellers of the above 3 models as well as another one: the Tasi TA8302.
>> The TA8302 has a higher resolution: 6000 counts (TA8301: 2000 counts).
> 
> 
> Thank you very much. Very usefull information.
> I've forwarded the information to that person.
> 
> 
> Thx!
> 
> Kristoff

An alternative is a tonal multimeter or "tonal voltmeter". I guess
it wasn't novel when I spread the idea around, but it got plenty of
attention. 

It's neat for logic circuits. Feedback is instantaneous, unlike an
audio output. The same output for voltage could of course be applied 
to current.

But perhaps it's more for electronics enthusiasts, especially blind
electronics enthusiasts, instead of someone using a multimeter only
as a tool. 

Good luck. 





kristoff <kristoff@skypro.be> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> A member of our radioclub is starting to have problems with his 
> eyesight, so he is looking for a multimeter that can talk.
> 
> 
> I've found one on the internet, but that product is only sold in the US.
> 
> 
> Anybody any idea for a not to expensive talking multimeter that can be 
> purchased here in Europe?
> 
> 
> thx!
> 
> Kristoff
>